CVE-2022-3821 (GCVE-0-2022-3821)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-11-08 00:00 – Updated: 2025-05-02 18:12
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Summary
An off-by-one Error issue was discovered in Systemd in format_timespan() function of time-util.c. An attacker could supply specific values for time and accuracy that leads to buffer overrun in format_timespan(), leading to a Denial of Service.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a systemd Affected: Fixed in systemd v252-rc1
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